SecState: Patrol will probe initiative signature fraud
Election officials have completed a review of apparent fraud by a signature-gatherer who submitted 349 names on 20 petition sheets in support of Initiative 1098. The case will be turned over to the Washington State Patrol. The review showed that most of the names were invalid, either because the person was not found on voter registration rolls or the signature and address did not match those on file. All of the questioned names had been set aside and were not…